to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to rain incessantly; to downpour
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to stop (plug) one's ears
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
being too late; losing one's final chance
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
in case of; at that time; at this time
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy